Warszawski: Colorful Tomsula talking good game for 49ers

49ers coach Jim Tomsula, directing his players before Saturday’s preseason game against the Texans, has come a long way at this podium since his awkward introductory press conference.
GEORGE BRIDGES
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49ers coach Jim Tomsula, directing his players before Saturday’s preseason game against the Texans, has come a long way at this podium since his awkward introductory press conference.
GEORGE BRIDGES
ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE

Enter the Warzone, heavy (pollutant) breather.

▪ Following the 49ers’ first preseason game, first-year coach Jim Tomsula said his defense “looked like popcorn. We were popping all over the place. Instead of one continuous pop, it was pop, pop, pop, pop, pop.”

Finally, a kernel of truth from 49ers land.

▪ Tomsula also described right tackle Erik Pears as “one of those tough-nut Colorado dudes” who either “got off a horse or climbed out of some mine.”

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